Jacques Santer is a Luxembourgish politician who served as the ninth president of the European Commission from 1995 to 1999. He served as the finance minister of Luxembourg from 1979 until 1989,and the 22nd prime minister of Luxembourg from 1984 to 1995,as a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV),which was the leading party in the Luxembourg government between 1979 and 2013. As Prime Minister of Luxembourg he also led the negotiations on the Single European Act,which effectively set aside the 20-year-old Luxembourg Compromise.
Jean-Claude Juncker is a Luxembourgish politician who was the 23rd prime minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013 and 12th president of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019. He also was Finance Minister from 1989 to 2009 and President of the Eurogroup from 2005 to 2013.
The Christian Social People's Party,abbreviated to CSV or PCS,is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian-democratic and conservative ideology and,like most parties in Luxembourg,is strongly pro-European. The CSV is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the Centrist Democrat International (CDI).
Viviane Adélaïde Reding is a Luxembourgish politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Luxembourg. She is a member of the Christian Social People's Party,part of the European People's Party. She previously served as European Commissioner for Education and Culture from 1999 to 2004,European Commissioner for Information Society and Media from 2004 to 2010 and European Commissioner for Justice,Fundamental Rights and Citizenship from 2010 to 2014.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Luxembourg since 1 January 2015. A bill for the legalisation of same-sex marriages was enacted by the Chamber of Deputies on 18 June 2014 and signed into law by Grand Duke Henri on 4 July. Luxembourg was the last Benelux country,the sixteenth country in the world,and the tenth in Europe to allow same-sex couples to marry nationwide. Partnerships have also been available in Luxembourg since November 2004.
Luc Frieden is a Luxembourgish politician and lawyer who serves as the 25th prime minister of Luxembourg since November 2023. A member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV),he held numerous cabinet positions in the Luxembourgish government between 1998 and 2013,notably serving as the minister for the Treasury and Budget during the transition from the Franc to the Euro and as Minister of Finance during the European debt crisis. Frieden was president of the Luxembourgish Chamber of Commerce and Eurochambres,the business federation of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
Adina-Ioana Vălean is a Romanian politician who has been serving as European Commissioner for Transport under the leadership of President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen since 2019. She previously served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2007 until 2019,where she chaired of the European Parliament Committee on Industry,Research and Energy in 2019.
Luxemburger Wort is a German-language Luxembourgish daily newspaper. There is an English edition named the Luxembourg Times. It is owned by Mediahuis Luxembourg.
Jeppe Sebastian Kofod is a former Danish politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark between 27 June 2019 to 15 December 2022.
Xavier Bettel is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the 14th deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as the 24th prime minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (1999–2013) and Mayor of Luxembourg City (2011–2013).
The European School,Luxembourg II (ESL2) is a European School,located on the border of the communes of Bertrange and Mamer in Luxembourg. Founded in 2004,the school prioritises,for enrolment purposes,pupils of EU staff based nearby. It is an all-through school,which offers a multilingual,multicultural education to its pupils,leading to the European Baccalaureate as its secondary leaving qualification.
Frank Engel is a Luxembourgish politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Luxembourg. He was a member of the Christian Social People's Party until 2022,part of the European People's Party.
Katarina Barley is a German politician and lawyer who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2019,serving as one of its Vice-Presidents. She served as Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection in the fourth Cabinet of Angela Merkel. Prior to that,she had served as Federal Minister of Family Affairs,Senior Citizens,Women and Youth and,from 28 September 2017,as the acting Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs,both until 14 March 2018.
Monica Semedo is a former Luxembourgish TV presenter and politician who currently serves as a Member of the European Parliament after being elected in 2019.
Christophe Hansen is a Luxembourgish politician belonging to the Christian Social People's Party (CSV),of which he is Secretary-General.
Manuela Ripa is a German lawyer and politician of the Ecological-Democratic Party,ÖDP. Since 16 July 2020,she has been a member of the European Parliament.
Volt Luxembourg is a political party in Luxembourg. It is an internal section of Volt Europa and was founded in 2018. It received 2.11% of the vote in the 2019 European elections,which meant that the party did not win a mandate.
Serge Wilmes is a Luxembourgish politician of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV),serving as Minister of the Environment,Climate and Biodiversity and Minister of Public Service in the Frieden-Bettel Government. He was previously a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2011 to 2023 and an alderman of Luxembourg City from 2017 to 2023.
The Fokus is a Luxembourgish political party founded on 21 February 2022. Founding members are the former CSV president Frank Engel,the former Democratic Party general secretary Marc Ruppert,the former president of the trade confederation and DP member Gary Kneip and the lawyer and green municipal council of Esch-Uelzecht,Luc Majerus.
Events in the year 2023 in Luxembourg.
